Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN28: BANGLA-JET-CRASH-TOLL
     *Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashes atop school building; 16 killed, dozens injured
     Dhaka: A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed atop a school building here on Monday, killing at least 16 people, most of them children, and injuring dozens, officials said.
    
     FGN2: US-COMMITTEE-TRF
     TRF deserves designation as foreign terrorist organisation: US House Foreign Affairs Committee
     New York/Washington: The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has welcomed the designation of The Resistance Front, a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a global terrorist outfit over the Pahalgam attack, saying anyone who "butchers" civilians doesn’t get a pass but justice.
    
     FGN20: LANKA-EASTER-BLASTS-CHURCH
     Sri Lanka's Catholic Church urges criminal prosecution of sacked intel chief over 2019 Easter bombings
     Colombo: Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Monday urged the government to initiate criminal proceedings against Nilantha Jayawardena, who headed the State Intelligence Service during the 2019 Easter bombings.
    
     FGN12: BIZ-MALAYSIA-PALM OIL
     India becomes Malaysia's top oil palm seed buyer as domestic cultivation expands
     Kuala Lumpur: India has emerged as Malaysia's largest importer of germinated oil palm seeds, with demand surging as the country accelerates efforts to boost domestic palm oil production and reduce import dependency.*

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)